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    <periodOfReport>2010-01-21</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001400400</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>DemandTec, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>DMAN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001297845</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Fishback Daniel R</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1 FRANKLIN PARKWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>BUILDING 910</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN MATEO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94403</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Executive Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-01-21</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>26600</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>7.275</value>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>85400</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-01-22</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                    <value>25400</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>6.847</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>60000</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>18</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>by Trust1</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>by Trust2</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>316089</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>by Trust3</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Sale effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on October 24, 2008.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Average sale price of $7.275 consists of the following blocks:  300 shares were sold at $7.02 per share; 100 at $7.03; 800 at $7.04; 200 at $7.045; 1100 at $7.05; 1900 at $7.06; 2200 at $7.07; 1300 at $7.08; 1200 at $7.09; 300 at $7.10; 1600 at $7.11; 600 at $7.12; 200 at $7.13; 500 at $7.14; 600 at $7.15; 1300 at $7.16; 500 at $7.17; 300 at $7.18; 81 at $7.19; 619 at $7.20; 200 at $7.25; 100 at $7.30; 100 at $7.32; 100 at $7.36; 100 at $7.39; 100 at $7.44; 100 at $7.46; 200 at $7.47; 3100 at $7.50; 100 at $7.51; 200 at $7.52; 200 at $7.53; 300 at $7.54; 2700 at $7.55; 31 at $7.56; 569 at $7.57; 400 at $7.58; 280 at $7.59; 1920 at $7.60 and 100 shares were sold at $7.67 per share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Average sale price of $6.847 consists of the following blocks:  600 shares were sold at $6.75 per share; 300 at $6.755; 700 at $6.77; 200 at $6.775; 2200 at $6.78; 300 at $6.785; 2400 at $6.79; 600 at $6.795; 700 at $6.80; 200 at $6.805; 600 at $6.81; 1200 at $6.815; 3600 at $6.82; 700 at $6.83; 1200 at $6.84; 200 at $6.85; 256 at $6.86; 444 at $6.87; 700 at $6.88; 1825 at $6.89; 2875 at $6.90; 1300 at $6.91; 400 at $6.92; 300 at $6.94; 266 at $7.00; 400 at $7.01; 200 at $7.02; 334 at $7.05; 100 at $7.06 and 300 shares were sold at $7.07 per share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Shares held by the Annie Fishback Separate Share Irrevocable Trust</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Shares held by the Megan Fishback Separate Share Irrevocable Trust</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Shares held by the Fishback Family Revocable Trust u/d/t March 5, 2001, Daniel R. Fishback and Lady Bess Fishback, Trustees</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Michael McAdam, Attorney in Fact  For: Daniel Fishback</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-01-25</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
